diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-fscaps b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-fscaps
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..50a3033b5e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-fscaps
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+What:		/sys/kernel/fscaps
+Date:		February 2011
+KernelVersion:	2.6.38
+Contact:	Ludwig Nussel <ludwig.nussel@suse.de>
+Description
+		Shows whether file system capabilities are honored
+		when executing a binary
+
diff --git a/kernel/ksysfs.c b/kernel/ksysfs.c
index 0b624e79180..3b053c04dd8 100644
--- a/kernel/ksysfs.c
+++ b/kernel/ksysfs.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/kexec.h>
 #include <linux/profile.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/capability.h>
 
 #define KERNEL_ATTR_RO(_name) \
 static struct kobj_attribute _name##_attr = __ATTR_RO(_name)
@@ -131,6 +132,14 @@ KERNEL_ATTR_RO(vmcoreinfo);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_KEXEC */
 
+/* whether file capabilities are enabled */
+static ssize_t fscaps_show(struct kobject *kobj,
+				  struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", file_caps_enabled);
+}
+KERNEL_ATTR_RO(fscaps);
+
 /*
  * Make /sys/kernel/notes give the raw contents of our kernel .notes section.
  */
@@ -158,6 +167,7 @@ struct kobject *kernel_kobj;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_kobj);
 
 static struct attribute * kernel_attrs[] = {
+	&fscaps_attr.attr,
 #if defined(CONFIG_HOTPLUG)
 	&uevent_seqnum_attr.attr,
 	&uevent_helper_attr.attr,